Headphones | From Telephone Operators to the U.S. Navy to Your Ears Today (TSB119)

The Story Behind

If you’re listening to this when it comes out, you may know that next week I’m going to a huge conference for podcasters known as Podcast Movement. And I thought it only appropriate to do an episode related to this.

You may be using the topic of today’s episode right now and listening to this episode with it. You may have even been appalled two years ago when Apple announced it was getting rid of the jack to plug today’s episode topic into on their iPhones. Nevertheless, almost everybody has a pair or two nowadays. And many, like me, may not even use them for their intended purpose, which is to listen to music or podcasts, but as a way to safeguard ourselves from talkative coworkers or overly friendly sales people.

I’m your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Headphones.

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Media:

Music for Makers

California Dreamin’ - The Mamas & The Papas

Sources:

• The History of Headphones - Visual.ly
• A Partial History of Headphones - Smithsonian
• Lend us Your Ears: The History of Headphones - Davison Inventing
• The History of Headphones - Cool Material
• When were the First Headphones Invented? - Bright Hub
• Headphones: The Complete History - Stuff
• The History of Headphones - The Wall Street Journal
• Listen Up: Here's a Brief History of Headphones - Mashable
• How Headphones Changed the World - The Atlantic
• Ruin Followed Riches for a Utah Genius - The Salt Lake Tribune
• The Early Radio Industry and the United States Navy - EarlyRadioHistory.us
• Headphones tech: Dynamic vs planar magnetic vs electrostatic - Trusted Reviews
• Headphones - Explain That Stuff!
• Mono Or Stereo: Help! - NPR: All Songs Considered
• Koss History - Koss.com
• How Noise-canceling Headphones Work - How Noise-Canceling Headphones Work - How Stuff Works